Management Tools

Aims to build the knowledge base about caseload and workload issues and help State child welfare managers, administrators, and others learn how they can improve caseload and workload situations in their agencies. Large caseloads and excessive workloads in many jurisdictions can make it difficult for child welfare caseworkers to serve families effectively, and reducing and managing caseloads and workloads are not simple tasks for child welfare administrators. Nevertheless, agencies are addressing these challenges and successfully implementing a variety of strategies to make caseloads and workloads more manageable.

Supervision Tools

Self-Care in Social Work: A Guide for Practitioners, Supervisors, and AdministratorsView Abstract
Examiners self-care practices that contribute to an effective child welfare workforce. The final section of this book focuses on organizational issues as they relate to self-care, with particular attention paid to the role of high-quality supervision in supporting self-care practices.

This bulletin presents an overview of child welfare supervision and explores the dimensions of supervision that agencies may want to consider as they seek to strengthen the effectiveness of their services to children and families. This bulletin is designed to provide child welfare supervisors, managers, and related professionals with examples of States' efforts to strengthen supervisory capacity and with tools and resources to enhance supervisory skills.